OAuth with Instagram

Owned by Will Wilson (Deactivated)
Last updated: Sept 30, 2016
3 min read

Let's take a look at how you would setup OAuth with Instagram.

Step-by-step guide

 

1. Enable OAuth as the Access Method.

  • In the MobileSmith platform, go to your app project.
  • Open the App Stores menu.
  • Click “App Settings”.
  • Open the Access Method dropdown and select “OAuth”.
  • Click “Apply”.

 

2. Obtain the two ‘Redirect URI’ fields.

  • In the MobileSmith platform, go to your app project.
  • Open the AppBlocks menu.
  • Click “Access Manager”.
  • Under “Access Manager”, click “Configuration”.
  • You will see a ‘Device Redirect URI’ and a ‘Platform Redirect URI’. Copy and paste these into a document or simply leave the browser tab open.

 

3. Register the app with your OAuth Provider.

  • Go to https://instagram.com/developer
  • Login with your Instagram credentials.
  • Click “Register Your Application”.
  • Instagram accepts multiple Redirect URIs per client, so you can enter both of them in the ‘Valid redirect URIs’ field.
  • Fill out the rest of the fields and click “Register”.

 

4. Find the Client ID and Client Secret

  • In the Instagram site, find your app and click “Manage”.
  • Find your Client ID. Copy and paste into a document or simply leave the browser tab open.
  • Find your Client Secret. Copy and paste into a document or simply leave the browser tab open.

 

 

5. Indicate whether or not your provider accepts multiple Redirect URIs.

  • In the MobileSmith platform, go to your app project.
  • Go to AppBlocks > Access Manager > Configuration.
  • Since Instagram accepts multiple Redirect URIs, do not check the “My OAuth provider only accepts one Redirect URI per client” checkbox.

 

 

6. Select the Response Type

  • Select “Explicit” for the ‘Response Type’ field.

 

 

 

 

 

7. Enter the base Auth URL

 

 

8. Enter your Client ID and Client Secret

  • Paste your Client ID into the ‘Client ID’ field.
  • Paste your Client Secret into the ‘Client Secret’ field.

 

9. Enter the Access URL

 

10. Enter the Scope data (Optional)

  • Instagram does not require Scope data, so you can leave this field blank.

 

 

 

 

11. Set the token settings

  • Select “URL” for the ‘Send the Token in’ field.
  • Enter the following in the ‘Send the Token as’ field: access_token

 

 

12. Authenticate

  • Click “Verify”. This will save your settings and initiate the platform authentication process.
  • A popup window from Instagram shows up.
    • If you are not logged in to Instagram, this window will let you do so.
    • If you are already logged in to Instagram, this window will display briefly and then disappear.
  • You will see a success message: “You have successfully authenticated against your OAuth provider.”